Highlighting that installing sub-meters to measure selected areas of energy use in a building or estate is an excellent way to find out how consumption is distributed, benchmark an individual building’s performance and identify opportunities for savings, Trend Control Systems has announced developing a new range of electricity sub-meters.

Trend lists the following product features and benefits:

• They can be integrated into the Trend BEMS.
• They can be supplied with the option of either open-collector pulse outputs or Modbus communications.
• They are also available for either direct connection to the measured supply or connection using 5A current transformers.
• They allow energy consumers to collect their own detailed consumption data.
• They are easy to install and simple to use.
• They conform to the requirements of EN 50470-3 (Class B) and IEC 62053-0 (Class 1).
• All meters feature a seven-digit backlit LCD displaying total energy, power, voltage and current for each phase.
• They also feature a kWh pulse indicator and dual tariff recording capability.